, 1887-10-01
SHE WINS AGAIN.
The Volunteer Victorious in
the Second Race.
A Splendid Contest is Easily
Won.
The Thistle Beaten by Nearly
Twelve Minutes.
The Volunteer WINS.

most entirely driving away the crowds
from the excursion steamers that were to
accompany the yachts, the Thistle and
the Volunteer, on the second race of the
series for America CUP There was no
spot on dry land from which the course of
the two yachts could be watched. They
were to go twenty miles straight out to
sea and return. An associated press tug
followed the racers and had on board a
plentiful supply of carrier pigeons. I'm
like the day of the first race, few boats
were in sight, and the prospect of inter
ferences from that source was reduced to
a minimum. When the yachts crossed
the starting line, the Thistle was seen to
windward and both racers were heading
east by northeast, sailing on a course laid
towards Far Rockaway, and the Volun-
teer was outpointing the Scotchman.
They were about five hundred yards
apart.
The Volunteer after the start beat to
windward in great style and through the
drifting fog could be seen gaining on the
Scotch cutter. Ten minutes after the
start she was well to windward and was
pulling away from the Thistle. The
wind was from the east to northeast and
blowing twentv-four miles an hour.
HIGHLANDS, Sept. 30, 9:3S A. Mt
is raining heavily, with the wind twenty
miles al hour and stlffening rapidly. A
dense fog shuts off a view of the water,
but there is some chance of its lifting.
Preparatory guns were fired at 1922.
The yachts arc now maneuvering for a
start, with the wind fifteen miles an hour.
The tog is lifting a trife. The yachts
crossed the line about lO:48. The haze
prevents a close observation, but the Vol
unteer seemed to have a slight lead. They
are going very fast, close hauled, with
booms to port.
ll.50 q. m.-The yachts are out of
sight. When last seen they were heading
east by northeast and going very rapidly,
with the gap widening a little in favor OF
and blows steadily about twenty to twenty
FIVE miles an hour.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 30, 12:45 p. m
Both yachts are standing south and the
Volunteer is ahead.
1852 p M.-The yachts are now about
one mile south Of the turning stake. The
Volunteer leads by over a mile.
Ills P = The Volunteer has turned
the stake boat. She appeared to take
the swell with better grace than the
Thistle, the latter continually burying her
bows.
LONG BRANCH, Sept, so, $40 p. NJ
The Volunteer is two miles ahead.
SANDY Hook, Sept. 80, las p. NJ
The ocean is covered with white caps and
it is blowing half a gale. Pilot boats are
scudding about under double reef. The
wind is now thirty miles an hour and is
increasing. If it blows much heavier
the racers will have to house their top,
masts. It will be a fast race and the
finishing line may be reached before 4
p. m.
3 P. M.-The Thistle turned the stake
boat at PAP, seventeen minutes after the
Volunteer. The wind has fallen to
twenty miles an hour.
3:45 P. M.-The Volunteer is four
miles from the finishing line. The Thistle
is TWO miles astern.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 30, 3:4s, p. m
The Volunteer leads by two miles. The
Thistle is gaining.
SANDY Hook, Sept 80, 4:35, p. m
The Volunteer won. finishing at 4:24:l0.
The din OF whistles and booming of guns
continued for fully five minutes. The
Thistle finished at 4:34:l0.
A Fine Race.
New York, Sept. 30.-The second
attempt to sail the second out OF the
three matches tor Americas cup was nc
cUmpllshed to day under circumstances
that compelled the most ultra Britisher
TO say that the cutter Thistle was beaten
fairly and soundly. The first victory of
the Volunteer was not thoroughly ad-
united by foreigners. The latter allowed
that the race on the inside course was not
fair in itself, and they declared the crowd
ing of steamboats, lent assistance toward
defeating the Thistle. The day did not
open propitiously. The same old storm
that had been hanging about for two days
was still lingering, and the bank of fog
that showed yesterday was still under the
skies. When the boats got below Sandy
Hook they found a right lively breeze.
The excursion boats came down to No.
25, and they, together with the steam
yachts and tugs, with private parties
aboard, swelled the number 10 fifty
Every one of the %, 1000 spectators say
this was as square n race as was ever
sailed in any waters.
The contestants were at the point of
starting in good season, as was the
Electra, the flag ship, and the New
York yacht club, with the committee of
judges on board.
1t was precisely 1890 that the prepar
atory signal was given. That was the
time stated in the circular formerly issued
by the committee days ago. At that
time the excursion boats and steam yachts
mad gathered about the line formed from
the Electra at Scotland lightship and
made a gala day picture.
At 1904 the gun to start was fred. At
that IN the Thistle and Volunteer
were southeast Of the line, not 200 yards
apart, each working gradually to the line.
The Thistle was nearer, and went away
on her trip nearly four lengths aheau of
the Volunteer. The yachts started as
follows: thistle, lO:4O:2l; Volunteer,
l0:40:504. They went over on the star
board tack, and the Volunteer at once
began to DUPONT and outiootl her oppo
nent. The course was north northeast
for thirty miles to windward and return
before the wind. The weathering quail.
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